How Many People Are Named Joniyah?
An estimated 244 people in the United States have the first name Joniyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Joniyah peaked in popularity in 2008 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joniyah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Joniyah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
244
About 1 in 1,404,731 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2008
23 births
Total Registered
247
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joniyah
Joniyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 247 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Joniyah as a female name
Ranked #14,366 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 2008 (23 births)
Joniyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joniyah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 129 babies were registered. Joniyah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Joniyah by Decade
How has Joniyah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Joniyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joniyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Joniyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joniyah?
We estimate approximately 244 people named Joniyah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,404,731 Americans share this first name.
Is Joniyah a common name?
Joniyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 247 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joniyah most popular?
Joniyah reached peak popularity in 2008, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joniyah is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joniyah a female name?
Joniyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joniyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joniyah Smith, Joniyah Johnson, Joniyah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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